'BBC Strictly Come Dancing rejects me from the show every year'

Bucks Fizz legend Cheryl Baker has disclosed that she applies for Strictly Come Dancing every year, only to be turned down by the TV programme's bosses. Cheryl famously triumphed at the Eurovision Song Contest back in 1981 alongside her Bucks Fizz bandmates, Bobby G, Mike Nolan and Jay Aston.

She currently performs with colleague Jay, plus Nikk Mager and Matthew Pateman as The Fizz. Speaking exclusively to Slingo, Cheryl revealed her admiration for the popular BBC dance show, despite repeatedly being snubbed by its producers.

"I'd love to do Strictly. I always put myself up for it every year, and they always say no, which is a great shame. I love dancing - I'm not a trained dancer, but I love dancing," she confessed, reports Wales Online.

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Beyond Strictly, Cheryl is eager to pursue additional opportunities in reality television programmes, including I'm a Celebrity or Celebrity Traitors.

"I would love to go do I'm a Celebrity - I would love that. I would also love to do Traitors," she announced. "When I knew there was going to be a celebrity one, I contacted my agent and said, 'Get me on it!' When she told me that they'd already cast it, I was gutted. I can't wait to see it, but I'd do any of them.

"That's the way TV has gone. If you don't want to be on any of those shows, it really limits you to what you can do, because that's what's on TV now.

"I miss Top of the Pops - I wish they'd bring it back. All the young artists now, they've got a televisual platform to show how good they are."

Country pop trio Remember Monday attempted to replicate Bucks Fizz's Eurovision triumph at this year's Song Contest with their number, What the Hell Just Happened?

Following the jury vote that positioned them in tenth place, the British group sadly received zero points from the public ballot, leading to a 19th place result – merely one position below Olly Alexander's standing last year.

Regarding the possibility of returning to Eurovision with The Fizz, Cheryl said: "I mean, we've got our two new guys, they're great singers and if the cameras are far enough away... I'd hate for them to do camera close ups of Jay and I, and go, 'They're getting on a bit!'".

"I feel vocally we're stronger now than we have been for years, because there's four of us and the boys are tremendous but I don't think we could do Eurovision again."

She continued: "We do lots of other festivals and 80s weekends. It's great fun, I love it... It's such a boost to your ego!"